MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	83.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7921
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	28.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '17 at 21:49
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 194 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 377 50% 374 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 381.89 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221017 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2147 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 389 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 906 (AD) Unknown 100 100 655419 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3168	83.4% Excellent	Read 512 Write 468 Mixed 504 110% 495 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 13.4 111% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 96 DQ Mixed 13.4 25% 46.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 113%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 454GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 179 1991 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 542 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2625 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 518 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 99 99 1 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 74 47 437387290 (BF) G-sense error rate 94 94 6 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 188 188 38241 (C2) HDA temperature 121 94 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	49.3% Average	Read 86.5 Write 85.1 Mixed 86.8 65% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.22 87% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 62%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 233GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 178 2058 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 109 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 22845 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4190 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 277 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4190 (C2) HDA temperature 114 85 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.9% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 98.2 Mixed 93.4 73% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 2.36 4K Mixed 0.35 109% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 55%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24 4,798 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 149GB free Firmware: 8.12 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 54 45 50761917 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4149 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 906132122 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 28770 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4238 (C2) HDA temperature 27 47 42949672987 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 54 45 50761917 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	32.1% Below average	Read 55.4 Write 56.1 Mixed 54 42% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.41 98% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 32%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 807GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 36.7 Mixed 35.9 47% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.55 4K Mixed 0.41 105% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 63%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI (MS-7921)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	52x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	15x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	7x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	11x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16